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How to Create a Geofence

Traxmate geofence

A geofence is a virtual boundary for a real-world geographic area. Traxmate can generate events and alarms when a tracker enters or leaves the area boundary. The event will then be processed by set rules and distributed to subscribers, such as users or external systems.

Traxmate geofence features:

  • Define geofence areas
  • Define Place Entry and Exit alert rules
  • Subscribe to geofence alerts
  • See geofence alerts in alerts lists and on the map
Guide:

2. Click “Places”

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3. Click “Add New”

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4. Find your Area or Building on the map

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5. Left-click to “Add place”

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6. Select “Area” in the “Type” menu

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7. Rename your Geofence

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8. Click the polygon symbol to “Draw the Geofence”

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9. Start to create your geofence by left-clicking on the map

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10. Click here.

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11. Click here.

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12. Click “Save”

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13. Click “Settings”

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14. Click “- Alert Rules”

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15. Click the orange “+” button

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16. Name your geofence, for example “Example Geofence”

17. Select the correct Alert Type

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18. For example “Place Exit Alert Type”

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19. Select the correct “Trigger”

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20. For example “Place Exit”

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21. Click the map icon to find the geofence

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22. Find the geofence you have created

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23. Click “Done”

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24. Click “Submit”

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25. Click “Done”

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26. You have now created a geofence

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